Muslim Marriages: Age, Mehr,and Social Status

Mohammad Afzal, Lee Bean and Imtiazuddin Husain
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Mohammad Afzal: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Lee Bean: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
Imtiazuddin Husain: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics

The Pakistan Development Review, 1973, vol. 12, issue 1, 48-61

Abstract: Marriage, the prescribed legal union between a man and a woman, establishing them in new social roles as husband and wife, is one of the most important events in the life of the two individuals concerned. It is also an important event in the life of the community as a whole. In Pakistan, where marriage is nearly universal and f.lmily planning is not yet widely practiced, the number of marriages and age at marriage has important consequences for the fertility level of the population. A Muslim marriage in this country is of additional social and economic significance because of the practice of mehr. In Islam, mehr is a sum of moneyl which the husband is duty-bound to give to the wife as part of the marriage contract.

Date: 1973
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